diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8e9d736da9bd..21f244536d67b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
+  Spurious change
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   ~ contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
   ~ this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.